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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trade union delegate, mandated employee, employee adviser and member of the staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee

Article L2421-2

The procedure provided for in this sub-section also applies to an employee who holds one of the following offices: 1° Member of the board or director of a social security fund mentioned in article L.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Procedure applicable if the foreign national is detained

Article L614-15

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rights conferred by registration

Article L513-1

The registration takes effect, as from the date of filing of the application, for a period of five years, which may be extended by periods of five years up to a maximum of twenty-five years.Designs fi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Reporting obligations

Article 983

Persons owning assets mentioned in article 965 located in France without having their tax domicile there as well as persons mentioned in 2 of article 4 B may be invited by the tax department to appoin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Embryo research

Article R2151-5

Embryos may only be delivered to the person responsible for the research mentioned in Article R. 2151-8 by the holder of the authorisation provided for in Article L. 2151-9, by the practitioner approv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Personalised project for access to employment and reasonable offer of employment.

Article R5411-16

The agreements concluded between Pôle emploi and the bodies participating in the public employment service mentioned in Article L. 5311-4 define, in accordance with the provisions set out in the multi…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jobseekers

Article R6341-25

Jobseekers receive remuneration determined on a monthly basis when: 1° They are not supported under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of article L. 6341-1 ; 2° They are following approved…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Work within the protection perimeter

Article R1322-23

The application for prior authorisation provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 1322-4 to carry out a borehole or underground work within the protection perimeter and the application to occu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L2241-5

The agreement concluded at the end of the negotiations referred to in Article L. 2241-4 specifies :1° The topics for negotiation and their frequency, so that :a) At least every four years, the subject…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition and appointment

Article R4641-3

I.-Each of the Council's configurations, with the exception of the National Committee for Prevention and Health at Work, comprises: 1° The college of ministerial departments; 2° The college of social…

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